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Red Sox signed C Mike Rivera to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Pawtucket.

Rivera was released by the Brewers at the end of spring training after failing to beat out George Kottaras for backup catching duties. The 35-year-old will function as organizational depth this summer for Boston. Mon, Apr 23, 2012 01:33:00 PM

Brewers released C Mike Rivera.

He wasn't going to make the team with Jonathan Lucroy and George Kottaras around, and the Brewers preferred to go with Martin Maldonado and Paul Phillips at Triple-A. Rivera should catch on somewhere. Fri, Mar 30, 2012 03:23:00 PM

Brewers re-signed C Mike Rivera to a minor league contract.

He also gets an invite to spring training. The 31-year-old backstop appeared in one game with the Brewers this past season, but spent the majority of the year at the Triple-A level. He'll continue to provide organizational depth in the minors. Fri, Dec 9, 2011 10:20:00 PM

Mike Rivera accepted a minor league assignment with Triple-A Nashville.

Rivera was outrighted to the minors on Friday after successfully clearing waivers. The 34-year-old backstop will stick around as organizational depth. Mon, May 30, 2011 04:07:00 PM

Depth Charts

Dustin Pedroia (knee) will play seven innings on Wednesday for Triple-A Pawtucket.

Pedroia (knew) will then have the opportunity to play the next day if the knee holds up; an 11:05 a.m. tilt on Thursday. The Red Sox reportedly want to see Pedroia play in back-to-back games before calling him to Boston. If he can go on Wednesday and Thursday, he'll fulfill that, and he could be activated by the end of the weekend.

Carson Smith will go for a third opinion on his injured right shoulder.

Smith met with Dr. David Altchek in New York this week, though it's unclear what he was told. It sounds like the 28-year-old setup man is weighing whether to have surgery to repair his labrum or capsule. He was placed on the disabled list May 15 with what was initially diagnosed as a right shoulder subluxation.

Tyler Thornburg's (shoulder) scheduled rehab appearance Tuesday at Triple-A Pawtucket has been cancelled so that he can work on his mechanics.

Thornburg showed diminished velocity in his last appearance at Pawtucket, though he told reporters that he felt fine. The 29-year-old right-hander still hasn't thrown a pitch for the Red Sox since they acquired him from the Brewers in December 2016 and that wouldn't seem to be close to changing.

Red Sox placed RHP Austin Maddox on the 10-day disabled list with a right shoulder injury.

Maddox battled shoulder issues all spring and it's unclear when he might be ready to begin pitching in games. The 26-year-old posted an impressive 0.52 ERA and 14/2 K/BB ratio in 17 1/3 innings last season out of the Red Sox bullpen.